Author: George Ayittey

Quotes

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.

- George Ayittey

Radio is the death and life of Africa.

Radio is the death and life of Africa.

- George Ayittey

In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.

In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.

- George Ayittey

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

- George Ayittey

Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is dry.

Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is dry.

- George Ayittey

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